A frustrated mum who cares for her severely disabled daughter 24 hours a day said she had not even seen her since Friday – because her neighbour has triggered a major chemical incident.

Rebecca Fry described how her family has been divided up by the on-going emergency evacuation of homes in three different streets in Bedminster, after a fire, explosion and the discovery of a huge hoard of chemicals in a nearby house.

Rebecca’s daughter Aimee, five, has a life-limiting condition and needs 24 hour care. Her house in Hastings Road is specially adapted for her needs, so when the family was hurriedly evacuated late on Friday night, it meant Rebecca had said goodbye to her and hasn’t seen her since.

The hospice has agreed to let her stay, but doesn’t have the staff to look after Aimee, so her dad has had to take time off work to care for her. Rebecca doesn’t drive so hasn’t made it up there to see her.

Rebecca and many other residents have complained at a lack of information or communication from the authorities.

Around 80 are still not back in their homes, and Monday night will be the fourth night they are away.

“We keep being told that the council and the police know all about our situation, but since that first night I’ve had absolutely no calls or texts at all to tell me what’s going on, or to check we’re ok,” she said.

“At the public meeting, all the person from the council said to me was ‘well done for sorting that out yourselves’, about Aimee. It’s shocking.

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“It’s been horrendous,” she said. “At the moment there’s eight of us in a three-bedroom house, and obviously Aimee’s away. To go from providing 24-hour care, seven days a week to nothing – I haven’t seen her since Friday – it’s awful, it’s really, really hard,” she added.

Each day since Friday they hope they will be allowed to return, and so far, on Saturday, Sunday and now Monday evening, their hopes are dashed as police say they need to keep the exclusion zone up for another night.

Rebecca Fry with (left to right) her daughters Emily and Aimee and husband Gavin, pictured in 2014. Aimee has a number of problems ranging from visual impairment to life-limiting epilepsy. Last year her mother set up a charity called The Aime Jade Project.

“I would like to thank all those affected by the incident on Hastings Close for their ongoing patience and support," said Assistant Chief Constable Caroline Peters.

“I do not for a second underestimate how unsettling it is for them to be away from their homes and the frustration they must feel,” she added.

“From the outset our priority has always been their safety and we are working as hard as we can to get them back in their homes as soon as possible," she added.

“We are very sympathetic to all their concerns and are working closely with Bristol City Council to ensure all their needs are met.

“We are constantly looking to provide updates to all those affected but given the complex situation which we are faced with, it has not always been possible to share as much information as we would like,” she said.